
Madison’s downtown: 172 places in a five-minute walk
404 places in Madison: 40 places to eat and drink, 47 shops, 35 things to do and 7 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.
What kind of places does Madison have?
Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.
Where Madison gathers
172 of Madison’s 404 places sit within a five-minute walk of S Egan Ave.
40 places to eat & drink
19 restaurants, 9 cafés & treats, 9 bars & breweries. Local spots first.
The Lounge - Dakota State University
The Office Bar and Grill
35 things to do
10 parks & outdoors, 10 arts & culture, 9 fitness & sports. Local spots first.
Harvest Point Apartments
Parkview Apartments
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Depot (Madison, South Dakota)
47 shops
8 home & hardware, 6 gifts & boutiques, 6 antiques & vintage. Local spots first.
KolorWorks Paint & Decorating
Specialized Floor Coverings
Fastenal Fulfillment Center
7 places to stay
7 hotels & inns. Local spots first.
205 errands & services
Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.
70 schools, churches & public places
Where Madison learns, worships and gets things done.
Talk & tips
Favorites, openings and closings from Madison neighbors.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.
How we sort and count
Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.